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There's no point in trying to guess what will happen anymore. This guy is just remaking the story with every episode, asspull after asspull . Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if the last episode reveals Kanba was good all along and was secretly working with Momoka to bring Sanetoshi down. It's a real possibility now.

This guy is just remaking the story with every episode, asspull after asspull

And that's why personally I love the series!
BTW, to me it totally feels like Nolan movies in terms of plot twists. Take "The Prestige": at first I was totally WTF at the ending, but then I rewatched it and got a lot of clues. And it's the same with Penguindrum.

So, yeah, another fantastic episode. It was very touching at times even though

Spoiler for 23:

nobody dies, lol.

And it seems we can get a happy ending (I'd prefer bittersweet though). But knowing Ikuhara I won't be surprised if it turns out just opposite

And that's why personally I love the series!
BTW, to me it totally feels like Nolan movies in terms of plot twists. Take "The Prestige": at first I was totally WTF at the ending, but then I rewatched it and got a lot of clues. And it's the same with Penguindrum.

It's different. There are things in Penguindrum that were never foreshadowed or hinted at. And sometimes Ikuhara even went out of his way to deceive the audience by throwing tons of misdirections.

Don't get me wrong. I don't mind twists, and some red herring/misdirection is ok. But when 80% of the "foreshadowing" is just misdirection you end up a bit worn out. I least that's what happened to me with this series. Over time I really lost the ability to care about the story because it's all over the place, and ultimately I lost the ability to care about the characters because there's never real consequences to what they do.

To be honest I've watched Prestige few days ago, and rewatched it a day later. So my impressions are fresh, lol.

Well, I watched the Prestige only once and the "twist" didn't seem like a surprise to me, but that's no the point. Ikuhara broke the narrative so many times that it's all over the place right now. And that's no even talking about the lack of "real consequences" thing.

I don't know if it's just me but I'm getting pretty anxious from the next episode preview.
I seriously hope they won't go for an 'alternative fate' kind of ending where Himari is an idol but Kanba and Shouma do not exist or something similar Q_Q.
Loved the episode though.
I'm wondering whether the OP silhouttes were actually Shouma and Himari.
And I don't want to believe they kissed, I don't care if it wasn't real, but this is seriously messing up my brain.
Well, this show always did it anyway.

Not to be Negative or anything, BUT What if we Get a “LOST” ending here. If no one get what i mean it a reference to that ABC show “Lost” that ran for 10 yrs and even at the end they left out more then THOUSANDS of question Unanswered!! NOW I’m scare it going to do that with Penguin Drum! that we get the ending but have soooo many question left Unanswered

I don't think so. They've answered a lot of questions this episode. And not all the questions are to be answered, don't you think so? It's Ikuhara after all.
Anyway I hope for Utena-like ending with a lot of things to be speculated.

I don't think we'll be getting a LOST ending. I think that episode 23 actually did a fairly decent job explaining the big mysteries. (What happened to Momoka, who the hats are, the bunnies, ect.) And this is before I've watched the subbed version, even more questions may have been answered. I trust that the last ep will tie almost everything up.

Quote:

The OP silhouettes were Kanba and Himari. This is right when he enters the scene.

Momoka's diary the burned could still be used, like the ashes in the story?

I doubt it.

Spoiler for ep23:

To begin with it seems the diary and Ringo were just a decoy. Momoka pointed the brothers to it so that Sanetoshi would focus his attention on it. That would distract him from the real penguindrum.

It's sad that by doing this Momoka put Ringo in grave danger. I also find it very sad that Momoka revealed herself to Shouma but never even tried to talk to Ringo. And to think that in episode 5 she even insulted her calling her bitch and whatnot. Way to go older sister

You and me both. It's my least favorite pairing in this series. I'm a Kan x Himari shipper, but I'd prefer Himari with Sanetoshi or anyone else really than Sho. But it looks like that's the end game pairing, so I'll try not to be too bitter about it when it happens.